Chief Engineer

SAIC - Arlington, VA

Full-time

Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the Air Base Air Defense (ABAD) Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) system. This role involves providing the United States Air Force's airbases with a networked and resilient air defense capability, ensuring tactical operational picture alignment with Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities. The ideal candidate will leverage advancements in technology, including AI/ML and distributed architectures, to enhance system design, development, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis for operational mission scenarios and situational awareness.
• Develop and mature analysis system and software tools.
• Provide technical expertise in modeling and analysis of military systems and their architectures.
• Conduct trade studies and performance assessments of system and architecture alternatives.
• Apply model-based system engineering (MBSE) to define system functions and develop requirements.
• Develop architectural views using DoDAF/MODAF and SysML.
• Analyze MBSE models to derive mission threads and use cases for verification planning.
• Lead subject matter experts and stakeholders in developing system specifications.
• Identify changes to technical baseline documents.
• Prepare and present engineering analysis and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Develop and implement metrics to measure product quality and development performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with eighteen (18) years of experience, or a Master's degree with sixteen (16) years of experience, or a PhD with twelve (12) years of experience.
• Experience in a Chief Engineer or Technical lead position on a DoD Acquisition Program.
• Hosting formal technical design reviews.
• Advanced knowledge in system development, test, and sustainment.
• Experience defining system architecture.
• Expertise in microservice architecture, web services, and APIs.
• Expertise in hardware integration, testing, and certification.
• Expertise in agile software development practices.
• Experience managing internal and external teams.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AI/ML technologies.
• Familiarity with distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated collaborative skills.